Post by: esc1 on November 01, 2006, 09:27:00 PM
Post by: VerbalVenom on November 01, 2006, 10:06:00 PM
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on November 02, 2006, 01:13:00 AM
Post by: Vintersorg69 on November 02, 2006, 01:57:00 AM
Always the same: "Bloody EA... total rip-off"
Come on guys: JUST DON'T BUY IT!
If nobody does, EA will stop doing it.
It's that simple...
Post by: ade_dnb on November 02, 2006, 02:35:00 AM
Post by: hamwbone on November 02, 2006, 03:33:00 AM
Post by: hardhead36 on November 02, 2006, 03:41:00 AM
Post by: richie579 on November 02, 2006, 06:24:00 AM
Post by: esc1 on November 02, 2006, 08:06:00 AM
Post by: crobar on November 02, 2006, 10:02:00 AM
live transactions/micro transactions are new to publishers they are experimenting with the buyer to see what they take to so they can either sell it for more or less or eliminate it all together. our actions will determine what happens with these kinds of charges....
if no one buys access to cheat/content then guess who wont be charging for them anymore.
in the end the idea is now more like buying a car you have options of what you can include in your purchase rather than them just including them, problem is when they are starting to charge you for a steering wheel and seats
Post by: Rustmonkey on November 02, 2006, 12:57:00 PM
Post by: redwolf on November 02, 2006, 01:07:00 PM
If there are no rules for developers, then i would do the same. i mean i can probably make 200-500 gamer pics and theme a day and earn my living at Marketplace. *sigh*
BOYCOTT EA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Maverick0984 on November 02, 2006, 01:36:00 PM
it's a very wise decision on EA's side...pay or play for the extras, your choice. either way, stop complaining.
Post by: shodanjr_gr on November 02, 2006, 04:24:00 PM
But some idiots in a focus group decided to answer "1. Very Interested" on the "How would you feel about being penetraded in the anus without lubricant by getting charged for cheats you would normally recieve for free?" question.
Bottom line. Stop buying this crap.
Post by: richie579 on November 02, 2006, 04:43:00 PM
well said!
....you guys see on joystiq I think it was, it said if you bought all the carbon stuff it comes out to like 50bux?.....found it.....http://www.joystiq.c...-speed-unlocka/
Post by: dgrams2007 on November 02, 2006, 09:06:00 PM
If they are smart enough to figure out that people will pay for unlockable content,
then my hat is off to them.
So are all of you who talk crap (about boycotting EA) really going to stop playing EA games?
I'll bet 10 to 1 that 99.5% of the people who talk this crap still go out to the
video store and either rent and/or buy the game. Maybe not this game, but some EA games.
I'm not talking all of them, but EA puts out a bunch of good games. If you plan on not playing
a game because it sports the EA logo on it, you are a poor excuse for a gamer and really should
just stop looking for excuses to whine about something and start enjoying life.
Why would you want to wish 'badness' on a company that is supplying us entertainment through
video games? You want to take away other people's enjoyment just because you don't like
a marketing angle? I don't like the fact that McDonalds only offers McRibs once or twice during
the year. I'd rather see it on the pemament menu. But am I trying to destroy the company
just because I don't get my way? I like other McDonlds food and it would be stupid for me to
attack them and try to run them out of business.
Just like the guys that bottled up water and sold it. We all complain about it, that it is the lamest thing
in the world... yet every day we see tons of people walking around with bottles of water.
Stupid idea, yes. Do people still want it, yes. Would I want to be the guy that came up with this?
"hell ya".
I don't get what the big gripe is about EA. They are out to make money and stay in business.
Making money off downloadable/unlockable content is not that bad of an idea. They are just including
the data on the DVDs instead of pushing it out over the 'net.
Some people around here just talk out of their rear ends sometimes.
Post by: esc1 on November 02, 2006, 10:13:00 PM
QUOTE(dgrams2007 @ Nov 2 2006, 11:13 PM) 
Some people around here just talk out of their rear ends sometimes.
And you really have reason to make that claim after being registered here for less than two weeks.
Post by: Heet on November 03, 2006, 01:38:00 AM
Charging for the rest of the game is just another offense.
Post by: richie579 on November 03, 2006, 04:48:00 AM
Post by: VerbalVenom on November 03, 2006, 04:58:00 AM
Post by: redwolf on November 03, 2006, 06:04:00 AM
QUOTE(mikedavis2838 @ Nov 2 2006, 10:19 PM)
I have no problem with this if everything can be unlocked by playing through the game, minus the collector's edition. I am surprised the selling of cheats hasnt happened sooner. I wont be buying any of them, but to each his own.
QUOTE(Maverick0984 @ Nov 2 2006, 10:43 PM)
it's a very wise decision on EA's side...pay or play for the extras, your choice. either way, stop complaining.
someone mentioned that EA say "Many of the items in this bundle can be achieved without purchase by progressing through Career, Challenge Series and Reward Card."
"Many" as in "not all". So each package seems to have stuff that is NOT achievable by just playing the game.
QUOTE(Major Nelson @ November 2, 2006 9:46 PM)
I spend much of last week commenting on this...and I'll talk more about how I feel on my show this week.
Also, I *JUST* got off a plane from the east coast, so it will take me a while to catch up on all the comments that were posted since I have been offline, so pardon me of I was not able to comment on this.
It's still unclear to me: *IS* this content available on other platforms within the games? If so, then no..I am not happy about this. I need to do more digging on this, but I have sent off some rather terse emails to some folks to get to the bottom of this. I am also not happy about you guys not being happy.
LINK
Post by: VerbalVenom on November 03, 2006, 10:12:00 AM
QUOTE(dgrams2007 @ Nov 3 2006, 02:11 PM)
I buy a game cause it is fun. I dont hardly spend any money on MS points (maybe $25 since I've had my xbox360) and I would buy any game if it were fun. Just becasue you cant drive as a few cars you say it's incomplete? Thats too bad. You are missing out. (Maybe not on this game, cause gameplay is pretty bad -
but others...)
... hahah
I was just waiting for someone to reply with a childish remark about how long I've been a member.I've been posting here for a LONG time as dgrams2003, but had to quickly make a new account the other day as my password retrieval wasn't working and I didn't want to wait to post something.
People are so immature when they use this as an excuse to strike back at someone.
Yes, you are a better person than anyone that has not been a member as long as you.
Keep thinking that.
So u have 2 accounts? Nice, hopefully we wont hear from u anymore
Post by: dgrams2007 on November 03, 2006, 10:17:00 AM
QUOTE(VerbalVenom @ Nov 3 2006, 12:19 PM)
So u have 2 accounts? Nice, hopefully we wont hear from u anymore
..at least not in this thread anymore. I put my 2 cents in and don't want to
turn the thread into a mud-slinging fight.
Feel free to resume the EA bashing.
Post by: incognegro on November 03, 2006, 11:19:00 AM
Thank you
Post by: Spanisharem on November 03, 2006, 03:19:00 PM
(by the way I haven't done the current LIVE update yet,and I'm not hooked up to live )
Post by: richie579 on November 05, 2006, 08:12:00 AM
QUOTE(IcBlUsCrN @ Nov 4 2006, 10:36 PM)
Yes i was prompted for the update I did not however.
Back Ot
I Have no problem what so ever with the way ea is selling this stuff, it has to make money somehow, So now Pirates cant have everything for free. For those who dont pirate games well we have to suffer but thats life.
So they're not making money off of you buying the game?.....this has nothing to do with piracy, this has to do with screwin the gamer who thought 60bux on it was enough....we just don't want something like this to become a regular thing from other publishers.
Post by: redwolf on November 05, 2006, 09:02:00 AM
QUOTE(incognegro @ Nov 3 2006, 08:26 PM)
EA is a company. EA makes money through consumers. You are a consumer. Your goal is to spend money wisely through power of choice. Please exercise your power of choice
QUOTE(richie579 @ Nov 5 2006, 05:19 PM)
we just don't want something like this to become a regular thing from other publishers.
next thing you know, they'll be charging for high resolution texture
Post by: richie579 on November 05, 2006, 09:28:00 AM
QUOTE(redwolf @ Nov 5 2006, 11:09 AM)
next thing you know, they'll be charging for high resolution texture
you never know!
.....you wanna run in 1080p?....800 M$ points!!
Post by: leo5111 on November 05, 2006, 03:09:00 PM
thats not funny...
Post by: incognegro on November 05, 2006, 05:29:00 PM
QUOTE(redwolf @ Nov 5 2006, 05:09 PM)
next thing you know, they'll be charging for high resolution texture
Isn't that what they are doing now? I mean you did pay for the game
Come to think of it, if they charged $50 for the game and then $10 for High Res textures then we would probably better off, now wouldn't we?
Those without hi res didnt have to pay too much for stuff that don't benefit.
I don't really get how that was funny, but whatever.....
I dont complain about stuff like this probably because.........I dont buy 'em, im not stupid.
Post by: redwolf on November 06, 2006, 09:43:00 AM
QUOTE(savagepoop @ Nov 6 2006, 05:06 PM)
ffs u guys will do anything to slag off EA.
ever wondered why
Post by: savagepoop on November 06, 2006, 10:13:00 AM
QUOTE(redwolf @ Nov 6 2006, 06:50 PM)
ever wondered why
because ur too quick to jump on the band wagon??
some of these guys are slating this game and they aint even played it!!!
i love alot of EA games, the only 1ns that suck are the soccer 1ns and thats because i hate soccer. apart from some laggy servers they make good games!